Abstract
Spirometry is used in primary care despite the barriers to obtain high quality results. Communication technologies may help to increase the quality. COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the performance of spirometry.
Objective: use a telemedicine system (espiro.osasunet) to obtain and maintain the quality of spirometry and to evaluate the number of tests over the years in the primary care centers of the Basque Health Service (Osakidetza).
We evaluate number and quality of spirometries in the different primary care health centers. It allows continued training with ongoing training for the professionals who take the test. The coordinator evaluates tests on a daily basis according to established quality criteria. Application was cost-effective.
In these 10 years (2010-2020), 89.003 spirometry were evaluated, with a significant decrease in the number in 2020 because of the covid-19. 125 health centres were included and 500 technicians were trained. When the web-based application was started, 57% of spirometries met good quality criteria, increasing to 83-90% during the follow up. This percentage remained high in the follow up.
This program improves the quality of spirometries. Covid-19 pandemic produced a decrease of this number but this program allows a unification in its implementation ensuring quality and safety complying with the estabished regulations
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3629.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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